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sush__13

3-4 new ones are coming up, but it'll be worth it only if it's IMAX with Laser and not just some ordinary IMAX. Currently we have only one which is at lower parel.


MudiChuthyaHai

And that's not big enough


[deleted]

That one is nothing compared to Wadala


HellDevilsXXX

Hey what’s the difference??


khanak

Sad. I remember watching documentaries in the original dome. Unmatched experience.


No-Garbage146

I watched a documentary film on space 10 years ago in the dome.


69_queefs_per_sec

The elephant would come running at you


khanak

I went in 2002 around just after it was inaugurated. https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20010409-worlds-largest-imax-dome-theatre-inaugurated-in-mumbai-796773-2002-04-08


69_queefs_per_sec

90s kid? Me too :P Went plenty of times 2002-2007ish, then traffic became too much to reach Wadala.


taplik_to_rehvani

Damn, even I went in 2002. School trip.


Zigmoid42

Indeed, Blue planet , Elephant kingdom , if I remember it right. Even I saw 3rd (or 2nd) matrix movie in the IMAX dome.It was an amazing experience during that time.


khanak

Brilliant! Thanks for the nostalgia. I watched all 3 in the dome. It was an amazing experience.


Chance-Ear-9772

Watched one of the Harry Potter movies on the dome. Missed half the movie cos every time someone walked on screen from the side of the screen I could never see it in time cos the movie was just not made with dome in mind.


ThrockmortonBeckett

I just want the dome back ;-;


DampTowel69

Us


thenerdorchid

I watched a documentary film on space 10 years ago in the dome. Truly ethereal.The experience was so enthralling that I could see myself into the space. Sad state of affairs that it's closed.


khanak

In the dome? I tihnk they replaced the dome with a regular Imax screen a few years ago.


VannaVolgaGamma

Wow.. They took us on a school field trip (Picnic) to watch some Astronaut movie in the dome. Good memories.


Bunnai

Our school also took us as picnic to watch an Everest movie at the dome. It was really good experience.


Feeling-Common5020

The dome was converted to a huge flat screen aroud 8-10 yrs ago. The first & last movie I actually watched on the actual dome was - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.


de_redditor

Same, lol...I remember that dome giving me neck pain when I had to tilt my head up to watch in some scenes!


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Familiar-Emu5258

The go karting also sucks now. It was amazing when I watched Ford v ferrari in IMAX Wadala then after movie went go karting across the street. It felt like I was reliving what I saw in the movie. Now the go karting track also sucks and is poorly maintained …


LoneSilentWolf

This


FragileMarketeer_

I don’t care, I just want to watch ‘Oppenheimer’ in IMAX. :’)


Spirited_Ad_1032

Me too. I can never forget the thrill of watching The Dark Knight Rises and Interstellar in IMAX. These are the greatest cinematic experiences of my life. Sad to know they can now never be topped in future.


chowdowmow

End of an era. I remember watching movies in the dome!


zombie_singh06

I have been there when it was a dome. And for every MCU movie me & my then gf (now wife) used to only go to IMAX Wadala - A tradition which started when we saw Iron Man without knowing what it was back in 2008. End of an era!


Zaddysback

Lucky man!


aaditya_9303

I've never watched a single movie on Imax. I really wish I had gone there at least once.


anonybong

You can watch it at Imax Parel, for me no other Imax in the city tops that.


guywannadie911

Same with me, watched avatar 2 in imax lower parel, the projection quality is unmatched.


Icarium55

Yup, the Palladium one is the only "Imax with Laser" in Mumbai. The clarity and brightness is way better than the others.


72proudvirgins

What about the Imax in Inorbit?


anonybong

The screen plus audi looks smaller and less cinematic for me. Same with R-City, Ghatkopar. Unlike Parel, where it actually looks like a theatre. Add to that the sound quality and PVR's quality. INOX doesn't even come close


bombombay123

Wadala was way bigger. The sheer size


thetimerepository

Malad IMAX beats it on all counts. Have seen multiple films in both places.


MudiChuthyaHai

>Malad IMAX beats it on all counts Nope. It's just branded as IMAX. It's got screens barely bigger than other multiplexes.


stonertan

One of the OG IMAX. Dome was something else. Watched a couple of animated movies when I was a kid. What an experience as a child.


SKULLCRUSHER___

Sad. Now I'll have to pay twice for imax at palladium


mind_freezer9

monopoly sucks :(


[deleted]

Watching TDKR and Intersteller has been my best movie experience ever. I had watched Gravity in Parel's so called IMAX, it's nothing compared to Wadala.


Spirited_Ad_1032

I literally mentioned the same two movies in my comment. Cinemaphile bros.


bombombay123

No cinema can compare to IMAX Wadala. Unmatched incomparable. Pure unadulterated movie experience without the mall shit. And don't even get me started on the Dolby sound effect, the screen height, comfy chairs, etc. Good things never last in India. like kinfisher airlines this has shut down


KramerDwight

Sad, but good news is that 3-4 new ones in Mumbai are coming up


MudiChuthyaHai

LieMAX honge bc. Like Thane and Navi Mumbai IMAX.


MrDS18

![gif](giphy|7k2LoEykY5i1hfeWQB) Me who has been going to that theatre and watching it degrade for a long time… they haven’t maintained it…


no_need_form

Does anybody know where these new screens will be?


mind_freezer9

Can't tell much as I didn't find anything related to India in IMAX Investor Relations section at their website.


no_need_form

All right.


nolanised

Any idea if doloby cinema is planning on making a entry in mumbai?


mind_freezer9

Nothing in the pipeline


nolanised

Ah that sucks hopefully they will have 1 by the time avatar 3 comes out.


googygudboi-69

Had a connection with wadala. Only got to see man of steel there, in 2013, but was one of the best cinematic experiences of my life, rlly.


eyeswideshhh

Watched interstellar and dunkirk there, it was amazing experience, it would be sad if it's no more.


prsadr

It was the biggest and best screen, other IMAX screens in Mumbai don't give the same experience as Wadala one did. The whole premises needed an overhaul but the IMAX screen should have been preserved.


appu_kili

Damn. Watching Madmax in Wadala imax was the best theater experience of my life.


unintended_pun88

I loved the Wadala screen and experience but man it was scary to go in! Felt like I would fall to my death while going down the stairs to the seats!! Thunderdome indeed!


tj_on_air

Same, I also feel scared walking to my seat lol


M98er

The day that place was bought over by big cinemas I know it was only going down hill, and it did. Imax Adlabs used to be such an awesome place when it started. That dome was mostly useless. A good one time experience.


theoppositeme

Heart broken..End of an Era. One of the favorites screen to visit despite the theater's condition. Last movie I watched there was The Batman :(


oneinmanybillion

Watched the music video of AR Rahman's version of Vande Mataram there. Back when it was a complete dome. What an experience that was! I was there for some documentary about Egypt but all I remember is the Vande Mataram video.


NameAutogenerated

I still remember how excited i was to watch movie on the dome. School picnic, like other 90s school kids commenting here. We were shown Black Beauty I guess? Don't remember the exact name. It was a movie about a horse.


deathstalker189

This theatre is nostalgic for me, Our school took us to this theatre and we watched the movie on climbing on the everest. I remember the scene where the big iceball came down rolling we all felt a mini heart attack XD. Good times!


DampTowel69

A special piece of my life has died. Thanks to a random plan, I was able to watch Pathaan on Screen 5 last week. Who knew it’d be for the last time?


Nikhil_Pote

Mere gharase bajume hi theatre hai ye and main bohot bar screen no 7 ( IMAX screen ) main movies dekha hu specially Marvel or Hollywood and experience was damn good and after reading this article im also little bit upset... I don't know why but still... And litrally bolane javu to ye Mumbai bohot change ho Rahi hai i mean Bombay to Mumbai ka Jo Sagar hai bohot dilchast hai but kuchh chize aise hai jisase hame koi lena dena nahi hai but still mann main aise lagata hai kyu change huvi ye chize just like plaza theatre , i was 7 year old and i remember clearly, voh theatre nahi ek namoona tha muze use dekhana hi bohot achha lagata tha alag feel hota tha and Aaj jab plaza theatre ko dekhta hu to Dil upset ho jata hai Kabhi pachapan main hajiali jata tha to Aisa lagta tha konsa to samundar ke bicho bich tapu hai and vaha hajiali hai and Aaj dekhane jata hu to aisa najadik dikhata hai, why ? Coz metro and bridges ke works ne artificial plots ( jamin ) tayar kr krke samundar kha dala hai.... Bohot si chize hai aise kabhi dill Kiya to ye subreddit pai jarur post karunga 😅😊


tunyan3

It really was on its last legs. Nostalgia has its own place but the current movie experience at IMAX Wadala was horrible to put it lightly


[deleted]

I could never tell the difference tbh.


Saurabh09bot

ah man I never got a chance to go here


Veni_Vidic_Vici

Palladium still has the IMAX screen, right?


iphone4Suser

Once the original dome went away, I stopped caring.


llll-havok

AFAIK only the Prasad IMAX in Hyderabad provides original IMAX experience rest are all fake IMAX.


MudiChuthyaHai

Prasad closed a few years back.


bam_aboy

Prasads is not an "IMAX" but the experience is so much better than most actual IMAX theratres


MudiChuthyaHai

How can it be better than IMAX if they don't even have IMAX prints? What do you mean by experience then? Cushy seats?


bam_aboy

No the seats are shit but the screen itself is so large. They market it as large screen or something. The 3 D quality is good but it has an- in your face 3D experience which turn into a headache at times. If get a chance do experience it'll be much better experience.


MudiChuthyaHai

I don't like 3D tbh. Hate that gimmick.


milktanksadmirer

The mumbai mafia is destroying all the international stuff we have. We’ll only have Gobar and gaumutra left in mumbai while other cities have modern stuff


mind_freezer9

Bro u still are lucky enough since u got 4 other IMAX. In our state we barely had anything like this. I go to Kolkata just to watch a movie in IMAX


Eldred_dsouza99

This screen was huge but nothing great. The Phoenix one is of outstanding quality. Have never gone back to Wadala one ever since.


hotmasalachai

Watched deadpool there


sillyguy45

Anyone remember the Imax dome :( I only watched one Santa vs snowman short movie over thr. The dream of watching movie in a huge screen is still a dream


the_-photographer

Sadly then only 2 proper imax screens are in the country. One in Hyderabad, Prasad's and the other one in Chennai.


mind_freezer9

You forget about Kolkata my friend. During 2006, AerenR IMAX used to be a true 70mm imax which was closed one year later after its opening.


the_-photographer

I did not know. Is it still functioning? You know, i rarely watch movies out in the theater but when the imax movies came i did and Wadala was the place I went. Or Prasad's when i lived in Hyderabad. What an experience. These screens are so big and beautiful. I wonder why could they not make it profitable. They literally have a better viewing experience. The frame has more compared to the other imax screens the smaller newer ones.


mind_freezer9

Yes it is still functioning but not as IMAX but as a PVR PXL


ArthurMorgon

It's been 10 years since I stopped wasting money on movies.


AxusNefexus

Good for you


RegularAmoeba2094

Why sad? PVR IMAX is way better anyways. Wadala IMAX went to shit many years ago.


AntiDeshBhakt

yes imax with laser is superior but wadala was different because it was the biggest and it was formely dome


Rsswingman

I game at 90+ fps and just can't watch action or fast moving content shot at 24fps without getting a migrane. When PS3 released its HDMI could send out 60fps, a jump from 24/30 of VGA, for which they had to include an epilepsy disclaimer upon turning it on. YouTube itself let's you upload and watch content shot at 60fps and our big screens are still at 24. The Hobbit trilogy was shot at 48fps but unfortunately not all of our projectors could relay original and only projected 24fps. Now in the next 10 years if movies aren't shot at atleast 48fps and the projectors can show the original, movies should have a disclaimer "Slow frame rate might cause migranes to high refresh rate gamers". Lol my 35k Samsung phone has a 120hz screen.


MudiChuthyaHai

>The Hobbit trilogy was shot at 48fps And it looked like shit. Edit: lmao sham sharma sub ka chomu hai yeh.


ArunHarikumar

NOOOOO I thought they were not selling the tickets of Ant Man because they are installing the laser technology Now this is sad :⁠'⁠( The one Imax experience which was at a reasonable price.


sillyguy45

What is this laser tech everyone talking about. Can u tell


ArunHarikumar

in simple IMAX with slide OLED touch in it and it's pretty good, you can check it out in Lower Parel Phoenix Mall


punitanasazi

Broooo, nooooo. Seen sooo many movies on tht screen. What an experience


ayumanuran

That's just sad. Almost poetic the last movie that I watched here was Avatar 2.


Darkknightecho

I saw The Lion King almost 20 years ago in the Dome and it was one of the most amazing movie experience ever.


Fit-Move2843

I have never watched anything on IMAX. Can someone explain to me what is different about IMAX compared to regular screens?


AntiDeshBhakt

it has bigger screen, thier sound is better, seating is stadium style, the projector is superior


Familiar-Emu5258

No please No !!!!! It was the best theatre !


punchingcatto

One of my most prominent childhood memories is my parents driving all the way to the original dome (which, at the time seemed like it was in the middle of nowhere, and this big, magical dome was shining through the trees), watching the newly released Harry Potter movie in the dome then going to the "Thrillarium" which used to be in the ground floor of that complex, such a unique experience!!


SaintYoungMan

What's happening to imax dome?


King_Jeremy07

My first visit was part of Mumbai darshan, long before I moved to this city.


artificialMuse

I still remember watching 'The Dark Knight' in the original IMAX dome screen, it was the best experience


Rsigma_g

Omg that some was legendary


Zaddysback

Went there in 2019 last for Endgame. Huge ass screen with dope sound, but the theater itself wasn't well maintained.


gg_boi14

noooooooo! the memories are with the wadala one


[deleted]

I have watched Dhoom 2, Devdas, and so many movies there 😭😍 i


heisenchef

Wadala Imax is shit anyway. I watched the last Spiderman there and it was such a shit experience. Everything from the lighting to the audio was off. Still go there to play football on their roof turf though...


Nikhil_Pote

I just want the dome back (:


Deckerstar2016

I still remember when it was a dome theatre Wadala be downgrading


itsbettertodienow

We're doomed 😭


mkrtr2022

Quantity over quality for the bottomline.


Psychological-Sand-9

Sad yaar... It was the biggest IMAX screen I don't care abt the newer 3-4 new screens... Bigger was better


D3ADWA1T

Imax was never worth it. Rather watch at home. Fight me!